A BURNSIDE woman has bemoaned a loose manhole cover which has been keeping her 12-year-old daughter awake at night.

Speaking at a Burnside Community council meeting, Blairbeth Road resident Karen Jarvie says a loose manhole cover is making such a noise when traffic runs over it they can hear it in the front room.

Karen, who works as community champion for Tesco in Burnside, broached the subject at the January 11 meeting of Burnside Community Council.

She said: “There has been some damage done to one of the manhole covers at Blairbeth Road, it is really loose and quite dangerous.

“Everytime traffic goes over it’s making quite a loud noise.

“We’ve got double glazing but even then it’s still keeping my daughter awake at night. School’s just started back and she needs her sleep.

“It’s quite a big man hole and it’s not secure or protected.

“Even when we’re sitting in the front room we can here it.

“We’re not the only ones that hear it, obviously, so it is affecting quite a few people and needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.”

The manhole is owned by Scottish Water who have classed the job as ‘urgent’.”

A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “We have been to this site to investigate and have identified a loose manhole cover that requires repair. We have raised a work order to get the work carried out and this has been classed as an urgent job. We will attend the site in the next couple of days and get the repair completed.

“We apologise for any inconvenience that this loose manhole cover has caused to local people and thank them for their patience.”

Secretary of Burnside Community Council Malcolm Piggot added: “Obviously it is a concern if it’s keeping people awake at night and it need sot fixed.

“It’s also hazardous to passing motorists however we would like to commended Scottish Water for their prompt action.”